Beverly Shores Fun Map Commemorative Poster

This beautiful, illustrated map was drawn by Midwestern artist Helen Aldrich Swenson in 1936 when she resided with her husband, Benjamin F. Swenson who managed the Beverly Shores Inn. She was born in Hickory Corners, Michigan and graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago after which time she worked as an illustrator and commercial artist, often designing Christmas cards for Marshall Field & Company, until marrying in 1933.  The Swenson’s moved to Angola, Stueben County, Indiana in 1937 to manage the Potawatomi Inn until 1948 when they established the nearby Wing Haven Resort. Mrs. Swenson drew several maps over the years including one for the Pokagon State Park where she worked as a naturalist, guiding bird-tours.  She knew the name and call of every bird and the name of every flower and tree.   While many people sought to buy her maps, she never wanted to sell them.  Upon her death in 1983, her 160-acre homestead was donated to the Acres Land Trust, an organization dedicated to